While the rainfall is certainly the story of 2018, especially in the winter months, Chilian said that caused another storyline for the year for him.

“The lack of snow,” he said. “We saw the first flakes back in November but we haven’t seen any type of major snowstorms here. Really even earlier this winter, we saw some in January but other than that there was a few here and there but nothing major in terms of snowfall

“We had our usual spring rains and summer thunderstorms.”

The end of 2018 is ending with more showers and unseasonably warm temperatures as New Year’s Eve saw temperatures around the state hit 60 degrees and above and New Year’s Day into the 50s.

New Year’s Day of 2018 saw temperatures around the state well below freezing as Charleston was in the midst of a two-week stretch with low temperatures in the teens or single digits.

Chilian said with the systems of rain continuing to move through, all it takes is some cold air to deliver significant snowfall in the early months of 2019.

“What we will be watching for is seeing if we can get colder air,” he said. “Be aware of this because we have been in a stormy pattern recently. We have seen mainly rain from these storms but if we are able to get some of these cold air from the artic to combine with this moisture from the South, that’s when we could be seeing a major snowstorm.”